EDO State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, April 29, approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state.
This was disclosed in a press statement issued on the government’s official X account, stating that payment of the new minimum wage would commence on May 1, 2024.
The statement read: “Governor Obaseki Increases Minimum Wage to N70,000 in Edo, Commissions Labour House, Names It After Comrade Adams Oshiomhole….
“The Governor made this declaration while commissioning the Labour House, which is second to none, and regarded as the most magnificent Labour House in Nigeria, built by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration, and named after a foremost labour unionist in the country, who hails from Edo State, Comrade (Senator) Adams Aliu Oshiomhole.
“The minimum wage increase is to take effect from May 1, 2024.”
In May 2022, the governor announced a minimum wage of N40,000 for state civil servants.
There were speculations that President Bola Tinubu might announce the new minimum wage on May 1 to commemoration this year’s International Labour Day and backdate its implementation to April.
